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oh it has absolutely NOTHING to do with him being three, my dear. we have a seven year old who has been that way since he came out of the womb, and still takes every opportunity to let his father and i know that he knows far more then we do.

Maybe "fwustwating fwees"??? Although I agree with Heidi Jo, it may be more of a personality thing.

I think it's challenging to not only know how to relate to him as a mother (like not getting drawn into silly arguments), but also know how to help his siblings relate to him. I deal with that with my two oldest.

I've always heard it called the Tumultuous Threes, and we are right in the middle of it.

K: What's that?Me: That? Where?K: There. (Points in direction of approximately 100 things that could be 'that').Me: What color is it?K: No! What's THAT?Spend several minutes attempting to determine what 'that' he is pointing at until by sheer luck you land on it or he collapses in a fit because you haven't answered. Or ignore the question after the first few failed answers and achieve the screaming stage more quickly.

Tumultuous Threes, then come the Fearsome Fours. I wasn't sure either my son nor I would make it to his 5th birthday. He is now 7, and we still have our struggles but we can see positive changes, slowly but surely.

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